Reviews tagging 'Racism'

We Can't Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival by Jabari Asim

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missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.5

This book educated me on several things I previously only knew on a surface level, such as how deep racist policing goes and how it’s connected to neighborhood watch groups. All of it is very real and equally as heartbreaking.

Several comments about “insanity,” “intellectually challenged” and psychotic” (pg 11-12) to describe white supremacy when those are real mental health issues didn’t sit well with me because mental illness/disability does not equal racism. I also didn’t appreciate the comment about the “LGBTQ lifestyle.” (Pg 186)

Though, that did not stop me from appreciating the book for what it was. I will be recommending this book to several people in my life. This is important to read to understand our history of the mistreatment of Black Americans in context.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism